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• Turkey declares three-month state of emergency after failed coup

  20-07-2016 23:50
  
  The Turkish president spoke after a meeting with Cabinet ministers.
  
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• Someone baked a pie complete with pastry Jeremy Corbyn in support of the Labour leader

  20-07-2016 23:40
  
  We’re keeping our eyes out for Owen Smith-based pastries for balance.
  
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• Bank of England sees no clear evidence Brexit has hurt economy yet

  20-07-2016 23:03
  By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said it had seen no clear signs yet of damage to British companies after the vote to leave the European Union, and one of its policymakers said she would wait for more evidence of a slowdown before backing an interest rate cut. The BoE had warned before the June 23 referendum that companies could suffer from a Brexit vote. Sterling jumped almost a cent against the U.S. dollar as the BoE report struck a less downbeat t
  
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• Labour receives 180,000 new applications ahead of leadership vote

  20-07-2016 21:39
  
  Could it be a boost for Jeremy Corbyn?
  
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• You'll never guess what Theresa May bought Angela Merkel for her birthday

  20-07-2016 21:17
  
  The PM included a handwritten birthday message, too.
  
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• In Germany, May seeks to reassure on Brexit, warned over 'limbo'

  20-07-2016 20:45
  By Elizabeth Piper and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May sought to reassure Germany on Wednesday over Britain's vote to leave the European Union, stressing her desire to deepen ties with neighbouring countries in her first foreign visit as leader. May, appointed a week ago after David Cameron resigned over the result of the EU vote, has appealed for time to work out how best to attack the unprecedented and complex negotiation for Brexit, with the other leaders in the bloc
  
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• May lightens Brexit mood with birthday gift for Merkel

  20-07-2016 20:32
  Prime Minister Theresa May, perhaps hoping to lighten the mood in what are expected to be challenging talks on Britain's exit from the European Union with Angela Merkel in Berlin, has given the German chancellor a birthday present. Berlin is May's first trip abroad since she became prime minister last week following Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
  
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• FA: new England manager must cope with 'world's most passionate' press - The Guardian

  20-07-2016 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
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  FA: new England manager must cope with 'world's most passionate' press
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  Sam Allardyce is expected to be the FA's choice to replace Roy Hodgson as England manager. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA. Louise Taylor. Wednesday 20 July 2016 11.22 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 20 July 2016 12.41 EDT. Share on Facebook ...
  FA chief: England players have to learn to cope with media scrutiny after Euros humiliationTelegraph.co.uk
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• Labour signs up more than 180000 supporters to vote in leadership contest - The Guardian

  20-07-2016 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
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  Labour signs up more than 180000 supporters to vote in leadership contest
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  Jeremy Corbyn will face Owen Smith in the leadership election. Photograph: Rob Stothard/Getty Images. Jessica Elgot Political reporter. Wednesday 20 July 2016 08.37 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 20 July 2016 13.48 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share ...
  Will Labour ever learn to value women as the Tories do?Telegraph.co.uk
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• PM May says wants constructive talks with Germany, EU over Brexit

  20-07-2016 19:27
  British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she wanted to work "constructively" with Germany and other European partners to secure Britain's "sensible and orderly departure" from the European Union. At a visit to Germany, May told a news conference that Britain needed time to come up with a negotiating stance before triggering its formal divorce proceedings but was keen to deepen ties with Chancellor Angela Merkel. "Of course as we continue to work together we must also negotiate the UK
  
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• Republican convention live: Trump rejects speech writer's resignation - The Guardian

  20-07-2016 19:17 via theguardian.com
  
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  Republican convention live: Trump rejects speech writer's resignation
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  The employee, Meredith McIver, who has worked on some of Mr. Trump's books, is the first person to publicly apologize for an error at any point during the Trump campaign. Facebook Twitter Google plus. Share. Share this post. Facebook · Twitter.
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• i360 tower: Tickets go on sale as launch date announced for the Brighton seafront structure

  20-07-2016 19:13
  The visitor attraction will offer unfolding views across Brighton and the south coast.
  
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• 211 terror attacks 'failed, foiled or completed' in Europe in 2015

  20-07-2016 19:02
  
  The report said the UK reported the highest number.
  
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• Brexit: Theresa May says talks won't start in 2016 - BBC News

  20-07-2016 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Brexit: Theresa May says talks won't start in 2016
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  Theresa May has said the UK will not begin official negotiations on leaving the EU this year as she held talks with Germany's Angela Merkel. Speaking in Berlin, the UK PM said securing a "sensible and orderly departure" from the EU would take time. But ...
  The Guardian view on Theresa May and Europe: first step on the Brexit tightropeThe Guardian
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• Turns out home-made convertible cars aren't such a good idea after all...

  20-07-2016 18:56
  Even during the heatwave.
  
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• Brussels alert due to radiation student - BBC News

  20-07-2016 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Brussels alert due to radiation student
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  A large police operation in the Belgian capital which lasted all afternoon was a false alarm, officials say. Police were called following reports that a man was acting suspiciously and wearing a coat with wires protruding. The operation has ended and ...
  Man detained by police after wires spotted hanging from his coatSTV News
  Suspicious man raises alert in Brussels, but false alarmDaily Mail
  Brussels police arrest man who triggered bomb
  
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• US files lawsuits to seize assets tied to Malaysian fund 1MDB - Daily Mail

  20-07-2016 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  KUALA LUMPUR/NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors have filed civil lawsuits seeking to seize assets worth more than $1 billion, allegedly stolen from Malaysian state fund 1MDB, which was overseen by Prime Minister Najib Razak.
  US moves to seize $1bn Malaysia assetsFinancial Times
  U.S. Seeks $1 Billion in 1MDB-Tied Assets, 'Wolf of Wall Street' RoyaltiesBloomberg
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• Subprime lenders see silver lining after Brexit

  20-07-2016 17:44
  By Andrew MacAskill and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Subprime mortgage lenders have seen a resurgence in Britain over the past year along with their peers offering high-interest personal loans and they expect Brexit to further boost demand. The recent vote to leave the European Union is expected to make the economic picture gloomier for Britain, dampening growth, increasing joblessness and making it harder to get a mainstream loan. Britons already owe almost 1.5 trillion pounds, according t
  
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• Rifles soldier Joshua Hoole dies after Army fitness test in Brecon - BBC News

  20-07-2016 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Rifles soldier Joshua Hoole dies after Army fitness test in Brecon
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  A soldier who died while training in Brecon, south Wales, had just finished an eight-mile fitness test, the Ministry of Defence has said. Cpl Joshua Hoole, 26, of Ecclefechan, near Lockerbie, died during pre-course training for the Platoon Sergeants ...
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• Rifles soldier Joshua Hoole dies after Army fitness test in Brecon

  20-07-2016 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A soldier serving in the Rifles regiment died after finishing an eight-mile fitness test in the Brecon area of south Wales, the Ministry of Defence says.
  
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• Top HSBC manager 'charged in forex probe'

  20-07-2016 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A senior HSBC executive has reportedly been charged in the US for his alleged role in a conspiracy to rig international currency markets.
  
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• Universities announce fees above £9,000 limit

  20-07-2016 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Universities in England are already announcing tuition fees of £9,250, before Parliament has even finished debating plans to allow them to raise fees.
  
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• Universities announce hike in fees above £9000 threshold - Telegraph.co.uk

  20-07-2016 17:05 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Universities announce hike in fees above £9000 threshold
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  This means that from this autumn hundreds of thousands of teenagers looking to go to university after finishing their A-levels will potentially be charged £9,250 for 2017 for the first time. Durham, Kent and Royal Holloway websites are already ...
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• Germany fears more "lone wolf" attacks after train rampage - Daily Mail

  20-07-2016 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Germany fears more "lone wolf" attacks after train rampage
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  BERLIN, July 20 (Reuters) - Germany is likely to face more Islamist attacks, its interior minister said on Wednesday, but played down any link between the government's open-door refugee policy and Monday's axe assault on a train in Bavaria. Anti ...
  German train stabbing: De Maiziere warns of lone attacksBBC News
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• Belfast City Airport: Black woman 'stopped for looking foreign'

  20-07-2016 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Home Office settles a case with a black woman after she alleged an immigration officer at Belfast City Airport stopped her because she "looked foreign".
  
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• Profile: The Owen Smith story

  20-07-2016 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A political profile of the man Labour MPs have selected to take on Jeremy Corbyn in a Labour leadership contest.
  
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• Theresa May takes centre stage in British parliament's box-office show

  20-07-2016 15:59
  By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Taunting the opposition over women's rights and a bitter leadership battle, new British premier Theresa May delighted her party at her first session of Prime Minister's Questions with an assured performance that drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcer. Taking to the floor on Wednesday for the 30-minute grilling by lawmakers that is the closely watched centrepiece of the British political week, May won loud cheers from the Conservative Party
  
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• Theresa May attacks 'unscrupulous boss' Corbyn at PMQs

  20-07-2016 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May likens Jeremy Corbyn to an "unscrupulous boss" as she makes her Prime Minister's Questions debut.
  
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• People were pretty impressed with Theresa May's first PMQs - but her sigh at the end didn't go unnoticed

  20-07-2016 15:45
  
  Delivering all those burns is exhausting work.
  
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• Spalding shootings: Tributes paid to Charlotte Hart

  20-07-2016 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager killed by her father in a shooting near a swimming pool is described by her former school as "an exemplary student in every way".
  
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• UKIP councillor apologises for 'joking' Remain voters be killed

  20-07-2016 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A UKIP councillor who said on social media that all Remain voters should be killed apologises and says his comments were a joke.
  
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• Hot topic

  20-07-2016 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After the UK's hottest day of the year, we answer some of the most commonly asked questions on dealing with soaring temperatures.
  
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• Little blue men

  20-07-2016 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A film based on Sir Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy The Wee Free Men is being developed by The Jim Henson Company.
  
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• Uber driver tells UK tribunal he earned less than the minimum wage

  20-07-2016 14:28
  By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - An Uber [UBER.UL] driver told a British tribunal on Wednesday he had earned less than the minimum wage, despite the firm saying he received nearly three times as much, in a case that could threaten the app's business model. Lawyers are representing two drivers at an employment tribunal, arguing that Uber is acting unlawfully by not offering rights such as holiday and sick pay. Uber, which allows users to book and pay for a taxi by smartphone, says its more than
  
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• Theresa May takes centre stage in parliament's box-office show

  20-07-2016 13:59
  Theresa May used her first parliamentary grilling as Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday to taunt the opposition over women's rights, pointing out that it was her party that had made her the country's second female leader after Margaret Thatcher. May was appointed to Britain's top job a week ago after David Cameron resigned following the country's vote to quit the European Union, leaving her the difficult task of uniting the Conservative party and negotiating an exit from the bloc.
  
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• BT fault hits broadband users and banks

  20-07-2016 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BT acknowledges that its customers experienced broadband faults. Banks were also affected.
  
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• May says position on Heathrow expansion has not changed

  20-07-2016 13:44
  Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday the government's position on the possible expansion of London's Heathrow airport had not changed, and that it would be making a decision "in due course". "On Heathrow, the position has not changed," May told parliament. "Obviously the Howard Davies review work was done, some further work is being done in relation to the question of air quality around the various proposals that were put forward, and the cabinet and government will be taking a decision
  
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• 999 dash to save 'boy' finds dog

  20-07-2016 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paramedics called to save the life of a seven-year-old "boy" find the patient is a dog suffering heat exhaustion.
  
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• Supporters have until 5pm to secure a vote in the Labour leadership contest

  20-07-2016 13:33
  
  It’s an all-male contest now between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith.
  
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• BT restores power after thousands of customers' internet access crashed - IT PRO

  20-07-2016 13:33 via itpro.co.uk
  
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  BT restores power after thousands of customers' internet access crashed
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  BT's broadband network crashed for thousands of users across the UK this morning, with Plusnet also going down. People were affected in cities including London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Leeds, and Nottingham, with DownDetector recording ...
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• UK PM May to discuss Brexit with Angela Merkel in Berlin

  20-07-2016 13:31
  Prime Minister Theresa May said she would meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin later on Wednesday to discuss Britain's vote to leave the European Union and other issues. "This afternoon I will travel to Berlin to meet Chancellor Merkel, to discuss how we implement the decision the British people took in the referendum, and I expect we will also cover a number of other pressing international issues," May told parliament.
  
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• Nechells wall collapse: Dead identified by fingerprints

  20-07-2016 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five people who died when a wall collapsed at a Birmingham recycling plant were identified through their fingerprints, inquests hear.
  
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• NHS targets 'ghost' patients who don't go to the GP

  20-07-2016 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patients who have not been to see their GP for five years face being deregistered as NHS bosses prepare to get tough on so-called ghost patients.
  
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• Mother heard 'screaming' and 'shouting' from Aberdeen flat where three died

  20-07-2016 13:10
  
  A young mother described cries of help coming from the tower block where two men and a woman died.
  
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• Axed George Osborne jumps on public speaking gravy train to rake in up to £76k an event

  20-07-2016 12:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DAYS after being kicked out of Cabinet, George Osborne has joined an American agency where speakers can command more than £70,000 for a public appearance.
  
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• Red cards for swearing at referees

  20-07-2016 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Premier League, English Football League and FA announce new rules to combat "intolerable behaviour" by players and managers.
  
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• Would YOU turn down higher pay for free work perks? A quarter of Brits would

  20-07-2016 12:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A QUARTER of British workers would turn down higher wages in return for free work perks, a new survey reveals.
  
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• Owen Smith: I'd offer Corbyn Labour president job

  20-07-2016 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owen Smith says he would offer Jeremy Corbyn the role of party president if he defeats him in Labour's leadership contest.
  
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• Video captures moment Hyde Park turns into 'warzone' as crowds attack police with bottles

  20-07-2016 12:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SNAPCHAT videos have captured the moments before a large water fight in London turned into a "riot" as people started attacking police officers.
  
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• London mayor bids to take control of southern rail services

  20-07-2016 12:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan has stepped up his efforts to take control of Southern Rail services amid union claims that passengers and staff were being "held hostage" because of delays and disruption.
  
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